Hints of... aspartame??

[ChazHollywood]

A dozen or so years of this hobby and I'm still struggling to name some of the flavors I regularly come across. Not this time. In the last couple months I've come across two different cigars with a distinct flavor I've never run across before... artificial sweetener. Both were Dominicans with several years of age on them.

Specifically, it wasn't sweetness, it was the weird aftertaste/mouth-feel you get with aspartame (think Sweet and Low, or first-gen diet cola). Has anyone else had this experience? Maybe my palate's gone out of whack?

-Charles

 

[Thunder.Gerbil]

Which cigars / what kind of wrapper was on the cigar?

 

[Asher]

Were these maduros? All sorts of tricks are used to artificially darken and sweeten maduro wrappers, at least with some of the less scrupulous producers.

 

[ChazHollywood]

One was a non-cuban H. Upmann Reserve with 6 or so years on it. The other was the elusive Partagas 150. The 150 was new to me, but the Upmann Resrves were a staple smoke for me before y'all introduced me to more interesting fare. I never remember 'em having that sort of flavor.

-Charles

 

[r3db4r0n]

Hmm Altidis cigars could be the culprit here, sounds like you need some real cubans

 

[torin]

Never had a cigar with hints of Aspartame before.

 

[tfb5701]

I've had that taste too but never really was able to put my finger on it. The only time I tasted it was when I smoked a Drac ROTT and it was way way too wet

 

[carl609]

I am not familiar with the flavor. What I do know is this: I avoid Altadis and General cigars that are running on the coattails of their cuban counterpart. The only exception is the Partagas Benji Menedez. thats a great smoke.

 

[eric_f]

I've tasted Sweet & Low for sure. Also some boiling Antifreeze / WD-40 aromas that are hard to describe from sick cigars. More than ammonia, it's like a chemical overload lol. Try sniffing the smoke wafting from the head after you puff. It helps you identify more flavors your tongue can't put an ID on!

 

[Alwayslit]

Where you eating or drinking anything different when you smoked?

 

[WhiteWolfIndulgence]

actually the Arturo FUente Rosados remind me of cotton candy..

 

[SkinsFanLarry]

Hmm Altidis cigars could be the culprit here, sounds like you need some real cubans

Gotta agree with Shawn on this one! :thumbsup:

 

[kafreeman]

Ive gotten this with Dominicans before.

 

[The BurgerMeister]

i've gotten this before, definitely! i remember it mostly on some connecticuts... a Fonseca comes to mind.